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'Amish Mafia' star Alan Beiler's prison life

Perry County Prison

Perry County Prison is the new home of "Amish Mafia" star Alan Lee Beiler. Beiler was sentenced to 3-23 months for a high speed police chase, drug possession and driving with a suspended license on Aug. 8, 2013.
(JULIA HATMAKER | jhatmaker@pennlive.com)

Alan Lee Beiler's life at the Perry County Prison is far from glamorous. Despite being the star of the hit Discovery Channel series "Amish Mafia," Beiler is just another inmate as far as the prison warden is concerned.

"All inmates at the Perry County Prison are treated equally," said David Yeingst, warden for the Perry County Prison. "How [inmates] are treated has nothing with do with being a celebrity or anything else."

Beiler was sentenced to 3-23 months in the facility on Aug. 8, after he was found guilty of fleeing and eluding troopers during a high speed chase through Duncannon on July 7, 2012. Officers had also found a collection of marijuana; Carisoprodol, a skeletal muscle relaxant; oxycodone and Alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, in Beiler's vehicle. He was also driving with a suspended license.

Beiler's day at prison begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m. - the entirety spent inside the tan building's high walls or in a yard area enclosed by a tall fence with barb wire on the top.

During the day, he has an opportunity to eat three different meals - including the cereal and toast breakfast that was offered on Sept. 16. There are recreation activities twice a day during which he could play basketball in a gym. There is a library as well. Beiler can also receive an hour visit from those approved on his visitation list.

Throughout the day Beiler will also go through lock down times, where guards come in and do head counts.

There is also an opportunity to join a work program, which would help him not only pass the time, but earn money too. It is an opportunity Beiler has opted out of, according to Yeingst.

By all accounts, the "Amish Mafia" star is passing his time quietly and without incident. "I don't have any bad evaluations for that inmate," Yeingst said.

Beiler's Perry County crimes look like they will play a part in the season finale of "Amish Mafia," which airs on 9 p.m. Sept. 17, as previews for the episode have alluded to his court hearings.

Merlin, a character on the show, was also spotted at the sentencing hearing, as was Beiler's girlfriend. There was also a film crew, which would not confirm it was with "Amish Mafia." The crew, alongside a woman in a red dress, stated they worked for an entertainment website, but refused to give specifics, according to PennLive reporter Joe Elias. The woman and crew did appear to conduct an interview with Merlin too.